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Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

This is a made for TV movie that originally aired in 1983. I’m not exactly sure what the target demographic was for this movie. Were they warning adults about the dangers of cocaine? Did they need to? It reminded me very much of an after school special, full of cliches and this-could-happen-to-you scenarios. So naturally, I loved it. Full movie review...

Party Girl

The main character, Mary, is played by Parker Posey. She’s living in New York and trying to make ends meet by throwing parties in her loft. As the movie begins, we see her getting arrested during one of these illegal parties. She has to borrow bail money from her godmother, who is a librarian, and who chastises her for being irresponsible. To prove that she isn’t, she takes a job at the library, where her godmother and the other employees are very critical of her. Full movie review...

Children of the Corn

This 1984 film is based on a short story of the same name by Stephen King, which appeared in his 1978 book Night Shift. I saw this movie back in the mid 80s after it was released on home video. It was one of those movies that I'd heard about and wanted to see because it sounded creepy. I wouldn't read the original short story until about 20 yrs later. Full movie review...

Freddy vs Jason

This is the movie 80s horror fans waited a long time for--at least, this 80s horror fan did. A clash between two of the greatest horror icons of all time, it’s probably the biggest budget film from either of these franchises. Skip the corny remakes and watch this instead.. Full movie review...

This is Spinal Tap

First of all, this isn’t a real documentary. I didn’t know that the first time I watched it. I had no idea, until the scene where they show all the album covers. I was kind of disappointed when I found out, because I liked the songs and would totally listen to them. I understand there is a soundtrack though, so that’s almost as good. I’m planning to check it out one of these days. Full movie review...